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Case study June 2009

Selling a small business is tough

Atlanta Journal-Constitution

David Markiewicz reports on Alex and Deb Volpe. Alex was returning to a demanding corporate job at Georgia-Pacific and Deb wanted to be home with their two young children. That meant selling the family business, which needed time they no longer had.

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Case study January 2009

How do small businesses fight back in this economy?

Cycle of Success Institute

A CEO watching colleagues file for bankruptcy was told by her banker, CPA and attorney to close her doors. More than half the companies in her industry had gone under since 2002. She was losing key customers, cash flow was tight, morale was low and raw material prices were climbing. After forty years in business she decided to fight back instead.

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Case study January 2003

Building an entrepreneurial legacy

ConsultKAP

Steve Marsden of Alpharetta wanted to build a family portfolio of small businesses so his sons could work together, be their own bosses and support their families long after he was gone. He heard a ConsultKAP talk titled So, You Think You Want to Buy a Business, and said yes, I do.

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